Daughter (4) asking about hair on arms legs?

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Today my daughter asked me why she has hair on her arms and legs. (Nothing major yet but she's very pale with dark hair so it will only get more so). She then asked why I didn't (I wax both). Any tips on what I should say? I want to tell her it's perfectly fine and normal but am I giving her the wrong message by removing mine? Also at what age should I allow her to do something about it? Any thoughts very welcome.

I should add I hated mine from a similar age and was about 11 when I was allowed to shave.

How about something like:
She has hair on her arms and legs because she's a mammal. When you get older, sometimes your hair grows thicker and some people like to remove it (like X person shaves his beard off?) but some people prefer to keep their hair (like Y person has a beard)?

I'm hairy like a grizzly bear and I'm sure my daughter wiill be too. I was teased about it in school and even today I feel conscious and ugly about it. I hate that my DD has inherited this problem..

I think the answer given above is very good. I would tell DD something similar. I also emphasize that some people like to remove their hair and she's seen me shave. I want her to know that if this ever troubles her there is a solution. I still wish she didn't have to deal with this

Just tell her the truth... That we all have it, it's normal, some people like to remove it when they're older.

Age to let her do something about it, I don't know tbh. Can't remember the age I was but I remember starting high school a girl hadn't started shaving her legs and it was seen as very odd and she got bullied. Depends on the kid, their situation, and how it affects her I guess. I'm sure as her mum and being in same situation as a child that you know best.

My 3 year old likes to point my hair out and checks my legs for ‘prickles’. I’ve explained that everyone grows hair and that some people keep it, some take it off but that if you take it off it often comes back as ‘prickles’. She currently quite likes the little hairs she has on her legs. I was so embarrassed by being hairy as a teen. I really don’t care now and although I keep thinking I must do something about my face I can’t be arsed. I used to wax regularly but the option of sticking a mask on is great! I really don’t want DD to be embarrassed like I was and so I want her to know that body hair is totally normal and that we can keep, trim, remove as we like. I think letting her see your hair and what you do to remove it (if you do) is healthy.

I agree with being honest. Everyone has it to some degree. It's there to protect us. Some people have more than others, some are darker than others. When we're older we can decide to remove it or not.